Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Tired of her husband's philanderous ways, the mother of two daughters drowns her husband. With the reluctant help of the local coroner, the murder is obscured (imdb)
Country: Netherlands, UK
Directed By: Peter Greenaway
Written By: Peter Greenaway
Starring: Joely Richardson, Juliet Stevenson, David Morrissey, Bernard Hill, Joan Plowright, Jason Edwards, Bryan Pringle, Paul Mooney, Kenny Ireland, Trevor Cooper, John Rogan, Jane Gurnett
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1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (public: moderated by kozan26 - 188 stars)
2. boobs (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 43 stars)
3. Uncanny, Disturbingly Weird Films (public: moderated by paulofilmo - 31 stars)
4. New York Times' The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made (public: moderated by theficionado - 25 stars)
5. Black Comedy (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 20 stars)
6. Male Frontal Nudity (public: moderated by bobyang - 5 stars)
7. THE WORLDWIDE CELLULOID MASSACRE: Recommended (public: moderated by edkrak - 5 stars)
8. Sacha Vierny, Cinematographer (public: moderated by epiphany - 4 stars)
9. Filmsite.org - Sex in the Movies, An Illustrated History (public: moderated by afx237vi - 3 stars)
10. Michael Nyman (composer) (public: moderated by djross - 1 star)
11. Female Bath Scene (public - 1 star)
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13. Cannes 1988 Official Selection (public)
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(...)Vieles in Peter Greenaways Film ist einzigartig, ja einmalig! Er lebt von der Begeisterung des Regisseurs für obskure Symbole, die manchmal darüber hinwegtäuschen, dass seinen Filmen eine ersichtliche Form fehlt. Ich denke, du wirst Greenaway entweder lieben oder hassen, verstehen aber auf keinen Fall.(...)
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As beautiful and mesmerising as much as it is idiosyncratic and bewildering. Bernard Hill really was great in this; full of presence and poise. Greenaway's visual style and use of music are right up my street and "Drowning by Numbers" had me transfixed from start to finish. I wonder how many times Wes Anderson watched this film?
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And it goes; 1, 2, 3- What the hell are we looking for? And then; 5, 12, 65... This movie is begging for at least (insert number) rewatch(es) or some serious sudoku skills. In all regards, it's a beautiful, painteresque picture which, unfortunately, lacks the motivated storytelling to make it a riveting experience. Aside from the aesthetics, the film also provides absurd, often humorous, situations which plot-driven ventures would never bother with.
The Gravedigger's cameo is hilarious.
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Greenaway's style and the way he constructs his shots is right up my alley. The composition of each shot is so particular and methodical, it gives his films the appearance of a painting in motion. Drowning By Numbers is visually arresting, and has a quirky and complex narrative that gives it a grotesque charm.
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maybe its because I don't believe anything can standup to Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, but I found DbN to be flat in terms of its story. Beautiful imagery and setting as usual, though. maybe I'll have to give it another try.
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I guess I have no proper score or words to estimate this one. At times it is funny and interesting, sometimes it is intriguing and involving. Greenaway has a rich aesthetic charm and imaginative view but I am not going, definitely, to re-watch it again, even for the sake of detecting all of the numbers in the movie.
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So ridiculous that Greenaway has somehow become my cinematic ideal, but it happened...
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